The Early Norman Castles of the British IslesSome portions of this book have already appeared in print. The rest of the work is entirely new. No serious attempt had been made to ascertain the exact nature of Saxon and Danish fortifications by a comparison of the existing remains with the historical records which have come down to us, until the publication of Mr Allcroft's valuable book on Earthwork of England. The chapters on Saxon and Danish earthworks in the present volume were written before the appearance of his book, though the results arrived at are only slightly different. |
From inside the book
Page vii
Of these , the most important is the catalogue raisonné of early Norman castles in England which will be found in Chapter VII . , and which was originally published in the English Historical Review ( vol . xix . , 1904 ) .
Of these , the most important is the catalogue raisonné of early Norman castles in England which will be found in Chapter VII . , and which was originally published in the English Historical Review ( vol . xix . , 1904 ) .
Page 5
The area covered by these fortifications . is much more uniform ; one of the features contrasting them most strongly with the great prehistoric " camps of southern England is their comparatively ...
The area covered by these fortifications . is much more uniform ; one of the features contrasting them most strongly with the great prehistoric " camps of southern England is their comparatively ...
Page 7
WHAT THESE FEATURES INDICATE 7 tions in England which are known or suspected to be Saxon have also these inner enclosures of considerable size ( 6 acres in the case of Witham ) , but without any vestige of the hillock which is the ...
WHAT THESE FEATURES INDICATE 7 tions in England which are known or suspected to be Saxon have also these inner enclosures of considerable size ( 6 acres in the case of Witham ) , but without any vestige of the hillock which is the ...
Page 12
... and to serve in the fyrd , is occasionally mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars , shows that there were town walls to be kept up even at that date . See Baldwin Brown , The Arts in Early England , i . , 82 .
... and to serve in the fyrd , is occasionally mentioned in charters earlier than the Danish wars , shows that there were town walls to be kept up even at that date . See Baldwin Brown , The Arts in Early England , i . , 82 .
Page 21
It was by defending and thus developing the boroughs of England that Alfred and his descendants saved England from the Danes . Thus far we have seen that all the fortifications which we know to have been built by the Anglo - Saxons were ...
It was by defending and thus developing the boroughs of England that Alfred and his descendants saved England from the Danes . Thus far we have seen that all the fortifications which we know to have been built by the Anglo - Saxons were ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
12th century acres ancient Anglo-Saxon appears Arch bailey bank belonged borough Brut building built burh called camp castellum castri castrum century certainly charter Chester Chronicle church Close Conquest court Danes Danish defended destroyed ditch Domesday Book doubt Earl early earthworks Edward enclosed enclosure England English evidence existence face fact feet feudal followed fortifications given gives held Henry hill History houses important instance John keep king known land late later manor masonry means mentioned moated motte natural Norman castle original outer passage period Pipe Rolls possible present probably reign remains remarks Risen river road Robert Roman round royal ruins Saxon says Scotland seems shows side square stands stone Survey taken tells tower town trace Wales wall ward Welsh whole wooden writer York York Castle
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles |
| Author | Ella S. Armitage |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1912 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2012 |
| ISBN | 1511546832, 9781511546836 |
| Length | 408 pages |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |